Door hook



Nov. 20, 1928. 1,692,726

M. A. ESTABRQOKS DOOR HOOK Filed July 25, 1927 INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 20, 1928. p V 1,692,726

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAURICE A. ESTABROOKS, OF AUGUSTA, MAINE.

DOOR HOOK.

Application filed July 25, 1927. Serial No. 208,350.

This invention relates to a latch for a door closed, will have its part 8 resting upon the or other barrier, the general object of the free end of the pivoted part 1,with the shank a" invention being to make the latch extensible of part 2 passing between the lever and the so that its hook part can be moved toward part 1, as clearly shown in Figure 2.

5 and away from the keeper member, and when As will be seen from Figure 3, when the moved into engagement with the keeper lever is swung upwardly the plate 5 will be member, the improved latch will tend to hold rotated onits pivot and thus move the hook 55 the barrier tightly closed. part 2 outwardly and upwardly so that the A further object of the invention is to prohook part can be readily moved into and out vide alever for adjusting the hook member of of the keeper member 9 on the frame A of the latch, said lever being so pivoted to the the door or other barrier B. WVhen the door pivoted member of the latch that when it is is to be fastened, the lever is swung upwardly 60 moved to closed position, it will lock the hook to project the hook part 2 and then the latch member in retracted position. is moved on its pivot 10 to place the hook part- This invention also consists in certain other into the keeper. Then the lever is swung features of construction and in the combinadownwardly, which will contract the part tion and arrangement of the several parts, to 2 and thus cause the recess 11 at the unction 65 be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in of the beak of the hook with the shank, to the accompanying drawings and specifically engage a part of the staple of the keeper pointed outinthe appended claims. and thus the latch will be firmly held in In describing my invention in detail, reflocking position and as the lever is moved'to erence will be had to the accompanying drawthe limit of its downward movement, the end 7! ings wherein like characters denote like or of the plate 5, which is pivoted to the part corresponding parts throughout the several 2, will move upwardly beyond the pivotal views, and in which: point of the plate to the member 1 and thus Figure. 1 is a view showing portion of a the parts will be lockedin position and canbarrier and its frame, with the latch in locknot be moved until the lever is swung uping position. w'ardly again. The inward movement of the Figure 2 is a plan view of the latch. part 2 will tend to pull the door toward its.

30 Figure 3 is an enlarged view showing the frame and thus hold the door in tightly closed latch in open position. position; Figure .t is a View of the lever member. It is thought from the foregoing descripgo As shown in these views, the latch comtion that the advantages and novel features prises the pivoted member 1 and the'hook of my invention will be readily apparent.

' member 2, the member 1 having a slotted bent I desire it to be understood that I maymake part 3 at its outer end which forms a guide changes in the construction and in the combifor the shank of the member 2. Said part 1 nation and arrangement of the several parts, 5 is also formed with an offset central portion provided that such changes fall within the 4 which provides a recess for a plate 5 which scope of the appended claims. r

4 has one end pivoted to the offset part and its What I claimxis other end is pivoted to the inner end of the 1. A latch of the class described comprisshank of part 2. This plate forms part of ing a pivoted part and a hook part, a'guide a lever 6 which has one end connected with on the pivoted part through which the other an edge of the plate by the lateral loop 7 part passes, a plate pivoted to the pivoted so that the lever extends parallel to and is part and having one end pivoted to the inner spaced from the plate 7 and the free end of end of the hook part and a lever connected the lever is provided with a lateral extension with the plate for turning the same on it-s 8 which forms a handle. The lever, when pivot to project and retract the hook part and also to raise and lower the hook part as of the lever having a lateral extension for 10 it is projected and retracted. engaging an edge of the first mentioned part 2. A latch comprising a pair of parts, a to limit the downward movement of the lever, guide on one part through which the other said lever, when in its lowermost position, part passes, a plate having one end pivoted moving the plate beyond dead center to lock to one part and its other end pivoted to the the parts in closed position. 15 inner end of the second part, a lever having In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. a lateral loop at one end which is connected 7 v with an edge of the plate and the other end MAURICE A. ESTABROOKS. 

